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the obama campaign volunteers. and the president of fiu. [applause] this school, vicky thousand strong -- 50,000 strong, is the largest number of graduates from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in the stem field in the united states. [applause] all this represents the best of america. i believe on this 11th anniversary of 9/11, this is the first public event i have participated in on this day in more than a decade. it was -- that was unrelated to that date. but this day is about citizenship. on that day, i was in australia and president bush arranged for me to fly home. so that all americans could be together. sethat day, my wife's -- down, everybody relax. on that day, my wife was a senator from new york with the world trade center towers were. [applause] on that day, our daughter was a 21-year-old young woman working in york city in lower manhattan and was one of the thousands of people to walk north and could not find her. on that day, the chaplain of the new york city fire department and a friend of mine was killed along with a num
the obama campaign volunteers. and the president of fiu. [applause] this school, vicky thousand strong -- 50,000 strong, is the largest number of graduates from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in the stem field in the united states. [applause] all this represents the best of america. i believe on this 11th anniversary of 9/11, this is the first public event i have participated in on this day in more than a decade. it was -- that was unrelated to that date. but this day is about...
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ladies and gentlemen, president barack obama. [applause] >> secretary panetta, general dempsey, members of our armed forces, and most importantly the families, michelle and i are humbled to join you on this solemn anniversary. today, remember a day that began like so many others. ride to school and commutes to work. and quiets na moments. it was a day like this one -- a blue sky that would soon be filled with smoke and prayers of a nation shaken to its core. even now years later, it is easy to close our eyes and find ourselves back there, back here when grief crashed over us like an awful wave and when americans are your help each other tight and seeking the reassurance that the world we know was not crumbling under our feet. 11 times we have marked 911 come and gone. 11 times we have paused in remembrance and reflection and in purpose. -- 11 times we have marked 9/11 come and gone. this is very difficult for those who have lost their lives. mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, sons, and daughters. there were taken far too soon. th
ladies and gentlemen, president barack obama. [applause] >> secretary panetta, general dempsey, members of our armed forces, and most importantly the families, michelle and i are humbled to join you on this solemn anniversary. today, remember a day that began like so many others. ride to school and commutes to work. and quiets na moments. it was a day like this one -- a blue sky that would soon be filled with smoke and prayers of a nation shaken to its core. even now years later, it is...
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that is why it was president obama who restore the cuts that is why it was president obama who restore the cuts in the small business administration program to make loans to small businesses and to put america on the side of small business again. that is why it was president obama who gave dozens of tax cuts to america's small businesses and because he believes we have to do this together. let me talk about the economy. the other night, i said the republican case against the president was will let him a mass, he did not fix it all, fire him, put us all back in. [laughter] his case is i stopped the slide into depression, i laid the foundation for the long road to recovery, we have begun it, and we have the building blocks of the modern, new, different economy. [applause] i believe it is important every american decide whether i was right when i said i believe that the economy sustained so much damage -- keep identified in the quarter that is the three months period before the president took office, the economy strong -- shrunk 9%. we were losing 750,000 jobs a month. the average middle-
that is why it was president obama who restore the cuts that is why it was president obama who restore the cuts in the small business administration program to make loans to small businesses and to put america on the side of small business again. that is why it was president obama who gave dozens of tax cuts to america's small businesses and because he believes we have to do this together. let me talk about the economy. the other night, i said the republican case against the president was will...
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that's what president obama had to say. yes, that's -- talking about spouting off too quickly, but the president is right about mitt romney, guilty as charged. romney did shoot first to defend the principles of free speech that the people who work for obama in cairo were so eager to flitter away. yes, that mitt romney saw this outrageous example of simpering into the face of terror coming from american officials and immediately spoke out against it. and it goes on to make the great point, romney stood up for free speech. the movie that's been fussed about sounds like a ridiculous thing that should not be done except that this is america where people, whether it's howard stern or anybody else, they have a right to say things no matter how offensive they may be unless they go so far that they actually harm other people. another article, no record of intel briefings for obama the week before embassy attacks. this was written on 12 september, 2012, points out according to the white house calendar, there's no public record of pr
that's what president obama had to say. yes, that's -- talking about spouting off too quickly, but the president is right about mitt romney, guilty as charged. romney did shoot first to defend the principles of free speech that the people who work for obama in cairo were so eager to flitter away. yes, that mitt romney saw this outrageous example of simpering into the face of terror coming from american officials and immediately spoke out against it. and it goes on to make the great point,...
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i falsely blamed president obama for shuttering the g.m. plant that announced it was closing during presiden president bush'. for $the medicare savings that congressman ryan included in his own budget. now, that's just a sampling. that's just a sampling. and just yesterday he did it again. there you go again, paul ryan. he was back at a speech in wisconsin. he blamed the president -- solely the president -- for the year-end trigger, the sequestration that was part of the budget control act. never mind that congressman ryan voted for the very same sequestration himself. never mind it was his side's idea, in fact, to hold our credit rating hostage in the first place and insist on thighn these dollar-for-dollar cuts that yo he now derise. if he had opposed the sequestration proposal, it certainly would have failed. now he goes to wisconsin and says the president is to blame for sequestration. it is the same thing he did with simpson-bowles. it is not fair. it is not right. all we could do -- all one can do is shake their head at this kind of "
i falsely blamed president obama for shuttering the g.m. plant that announced it was closing during presiden president bush'. for $the medicare savings that congressman ryan included in his own budget. now, that's just a sampling. that's just a sampling. and just yesterday he did it again. there you go again, paul ryan. he was back at a speech in wisconsin. he blamed the president -- solely the president -- for the year-end trigger, the sequestration that was part of the budget control act....
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president obama -- we had unemployment above% for 43 months. family household income has gone down $4,000 on average. and we had the first downgrade of the united states credit in our history, and another one is threatening to come. that is not leadership. what i would like to do is have a conversation. i want to hear from you. get your feedback, your opinions, your questions. let's have a good conversation. that is how americans fix things. talk to each other, we understand each other. that is what representative government is all about. there are a lot of people who built this country -- freedom, free enterprise, liberty, self- determination, but one that is tantamount, one that is imperative, the government works for us and not the other way around. [applause] that is the driving principle. let's get on with it. let's have a conversation. [applause] they have got folks who have microphones -- want to see a show of hands. how about the guy in the white shirt over here? >> paul, i want to thank you for accepting being a vice president. it is a
president obama -- we had unemployment above% for 43 months. family household income has gone down $4,000 on average. and we had the first downgrade of the united states credit in our history, and another one is threatening to come. that is not leadership. what i would like to do is have a conversation. i want to hear from you. get your feedback, your opinions, your questions. let's have a good conversation. that is how americans fix things. talk to each other, we understand each other. that is...
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i did my ideal latino campaign poster which was "viva obama." the los angeles campaign that loved it. the california campaign was not so sure, and the national campaign would not even touch it. i was like, come on. a black guy with a gun. what is not to love about that. the nra cannot say crap about that. i was really depressed about politics. i did not do that, but i wish i had. i grew up on mad magazine. then i did george bush. i had a t-shirt on one time. i was in a t-shirt store in east l.a. a guy came up and said "that is a dope ass planet of the apes shirt. i was like, you are so close. thank you. [applause] >> your spanish is so good. [laughter] this is just a look at the election as it shapes up. i drew this cartoon about one year ago. obama is trying to ignite the economy, and the republicans are trying to -- well. [laughter] this is an illustration. it is several panels -- about what the problem really is. we complained about democrats and republicans running for the presidency. it is really the guys in congress that are the problem. t
i did my ideal latino campaign poster which was "viva obama." the los angeles campaign that loved it. the california campaign was not so sure, and the national campaign would not even touch it. i was like, come on. a black guy with a gun. what is not to love about that. the nra cannot say crap about that. i was really depressed about politics. i did not do that, but i wish i had. i grew up on mad magazine. then i did george bush. i had a t-shirt on one time. i was in a t-shirt store...
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i have supported obama. i did not vote for him but i supported him and hoped he would make a change for america. and he did not. and he has said for years ago if he could not make a change, he would not run again. and he is running again. i would hope that mitt romney could make a difference. and that is what i'm going to both for and what i am hoping for. >> thank you. here is a tweet -- next up is a comment from norris in memphis, tennessee, who supports the president. >> i would like to say that everybody is talking about what obama could do and everything in four years. look what -- clinton straighten out the deficit in two terms. then bush comes in and mess up a in one and then they reelected him and put them back in there and he did worse than that. --y expect obama for weren't for one term of the green of the mess he did not do. i do not understand what is wrong with the people. give the man a chance. to me he has done a lot compared to what bush did. it took a shorter time to mess up and lager to str
i have supported obama. i did not vote for him but i supported him and hoped he would make a change for america. and he did not. and he has said for years ago if he could not make a change, he would not run again. and he is running again. i would hope that mitt romney could make a difference. and that is what i'm going to both for and what i am hoping for. >> thank you. here is a tweet -- next up is a comment from norris in memphis, tennessee, who supports the president. >> i would...
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he blamed obama for the anemic recovery and said, "obama's attention has been elsewhere. he was not focused enough on the economy. his attention had been on things like a government takeover of health care and apologizing for america abroad." in our fact check that day, we quoted what obama had said in overseas trips, including an assertion that at times the u.s. had acted contrary to its own ideals or had been selective in where it sought to promote democracy. it had sometimes shown an arrogance toward allies. we pointed out that when he made those kinds of statements that suggested the u.s. is not completely above reproach, he usually balance it with praise for things the country had done right. all that -- that is in a long tradition of presidents acknowledging past imperfections. these cannot by any normal dictionaries amount to apologies. either formal or informal. again, last month, when romney accepted his party's nomination, he repeated the assertion that obama had begun his presidency with an apology tour, and obama had confessed the u.s. had "dictated to other n
he blamed obama for the anemic recovery and said, "obama's attention has been elsewhere. he was not focused enough on the economy. his attention had been on things like a government takeover of health care and apologizing for america abroad." in our fact check that day, we quoted what obama had said in overseas trips, including an assertion that at times the u.s. had acted contrary to its own ideals or had been selective in where it sought to promote democracy. it had sometimes shown...
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right now, obama has the edge. the senate race, we're seeing routinely as the average 85% of the people who vote for obama are voting for the democratic candidate. i think is very likely that whoever wins the presidential race in virginia, there will also win the event of the senate race. >> when you're looking at this affluent voters, many are connected to the boom that the public spending. that is also something that chip to perception of the two campaigns. but the numbers are very close to nationally. the noncom the whites are a little worse. a lot of the blue-collar whites are also evangelical. i did their strong candidates. will the democratic primary look like. hillary clinton is an important figure. she is not intensely disliked by last affluent republicans. she has a very distinctive political identity. is there a voice that says the party has to reach a broader range of voters? >> cristina think did not scale up. -- christie, i think, did not scale up. daniel, ryan -- is there a candid who invented the jeb
right now, obama has the edge. the senate race, we're seeing routinely as the average 85% of the people who vote for obama are voting for the democratic candidate. i think is very likely that whoever wins the presidential race in virginia, there will also win the event of the senate race. >> when you're looking at this affluent voters, many are connected to the boom that the public spending. that is also something that chip to perception of the two campaigns. but the numbers are very...
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obama. almost nobody in town had ever heard of him. they asked some pretty tough questions. would he stand up for the middle-class? for people like them, not just for those at the very top. they asked us, would he get us out of this mess at -- in iraq? and did he have the guts to take on the insurance companies and reform health care? conversations like this were taking place all over iowa. iowans know the real bill when you see it. they took the measure of this man. they looked him in the eye and you sent him on to be president of the united states. thank you, iowa, for that. a lot has happened since then, and we still have a long, long way to go, but today we can go back to buffalo center and towns across america and say that in the toughest times, this president delivered for the middle class. he walked into a washington that was paralyzed, after the greatest economic catastrophe since the great depression, he took over. the auto industry was on the brink of collapse. he faced two wars. b
obama. almost nobody in town had ever heard of him. they asked some pretty tough questions. would he stand up for the middle-class? for people like them, not just for those at the very top. they asked us, would he get us out of this mess at -- in iraq? and did he have the guts to take on the insurance companies and reform health care? conversations like this were taking place all over iowa. iowans know the real bill when you see it. they took the measure of this man. they looked him in the eye...
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we will hear from obama. initially, we saw this in the polls, this has resonated, their traditional scare seniors about medicare tactics. that has been working really well. so i think obama will bring that up. one thing we will hear is the phrase that romney would end medicare's guarantee, which is a phrase the democrats have liked to use recently. we have raided that half-true for two reasons. one, it is not like it really has a guarantee now. congress can change the medicare benefits any time it wants to. it frequently has. now, romney would change the structure in which people would pay for medicare. it would go from being -- it would turn into the essentially a voucher plan. in that sense, we found some truth and rape -- rated as half- truth. >> thank you, bill. our next prediction from glenn kessler, checker of facts, a worker of pinocchios -- awarder of pinocchios. what will we see? >> i have two. they both deal with medicare. one thing i always say, the more complicated a subject is, the more susceptib
we will hear from obama. initially, we saw this in the polls, this has resonated, their traditional scare seniors about medicare tactics. that has been working really well. so i think obama will bring that up. one thing we will hear is the phrase that romney would end medicare's guarantee, which is a phrase the democrats have liked to use recently. we have raided that half-true for two reasons. one, it is not like it really has a guarantee now. congress can change the medicare benefits any time...
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president obama. president obama understands women. he trusts women carried on every single issue that matters to us, he stands for women. president obama ensures that women's health care will be covered with snow cope in a matter where we work. [applause] because of president obama, soon, women will not be denied insurance coverage because we have had breast cancer or survive sexual assault. and, we know lager will have to pay more than men for the exact same health insurance. thanks to president obama, being a woman is no longer a pre- existing condition in america. [applause] that is right. back in texas, that's it -- back in texas, back in texas, we say, you dance with them is to run you. president obama brought women into this place and we are staying with them all from november. -- with him all throughout november. 24 years ago, my mother, the former texas governor -- [applause] thank you. she reminded us how far we have come. and that there was a time when both cabinets drank from separate water fountains. when kids were punishe
president obama. president obama understands women. he trusts women carried on every single issue that matters to us, he stands for women. president obama ensures that women's health care will be covered with snow cope in a matter where we work. [applause] because of president obama, soon, women will not be denied insurance coverage because we have had breast cancer or survive sexual assault. and, we know lager will have to pay more than men for the exact same health insurance. thanks to...
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just today, president obama told the u.n. that the iran situation is not a challenge and it can be contained. tell me, at what point is military involvement necessary? what is airline in the sand. -- what is our line in the sand. >> the fact is, it is happening. our intelligence, israeli intelligence do not differ in my judgment on the surface. the question is how do you analyze that and i think we analyze it in several ways. but the next question is where do you draw the line. i think israel is trying to tell us that we need to draw the line now and i accept drawing the line now present it is unacceptable for iran having a nuclear weapon. but you have to look at what the administration has done. this president points to the failings of israel before pointing to the countries around it that are threatening them. the last thing you should do is show weakness, a divide between your country and its strongest ally. that is what this country has done we are on the brink of a decision that needs to be made. it is unacceptable. when
just today, president obama told the u.n. that the iran situation is not a challenge and it can be contained. tell me, at what point is military involvement necessary? what is airline in the sand. -- what is our line in the sand. >> the fact is, it is happening. our intelligence, israeli intelligence do not differ in my judgment on the surface. the question is how do you analyze that and i think we analyze it in several ways. but the next question is where do you draw the line. i think...
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just yesterday we had president obama here. the individual who introduced him came from one of the steel plants that produces a lot of steel for the automobile industry. that means a lot for the middle class workers. that is to president obama is successfully speaking to in this campaign. >> can i step quickly that it has created a very interesting dynamic this year. before super tuesday, i was covering governor romney in places like lorain, ohio, where he was campaigning to shut down steel mills and manufacturing plants. the governor's team was not very happy. their narrative was that they have eight unemployment rate four points lower than the national average. iran campaign is now voiding that discussion altogether. -- the romney campaign is avoiding that discussion altogether. both campaigns are trying to take credit for improving the conditions. john kasich will have to wait two years. >> let me go back to the issue of the ground game. we hear about this every two or four years. you are honest assessment, and then tim burk
just yesterday we had president obama here. the individual who introduced him came from one of the steel plants that produces a lot of steel for the automobile industry. that means a lot for the middle class workers. that is to president obama is successfully speaking to in this campaign. >> can i step quickly that it has created a very interesting dynamic this year. before super tuesday, i was covering governor romney in places like lorain, ohio, where he was campaigning to shut down...
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in a few moments, president obama's speech to the un general assembly. in half an hour, mitt romney is that the clinton global initiative. after that, a discussion of relations between the u.s. and pakistan. >> watched and engage with c- span, including our live debate preview starting at 7:00. post-debate, your reaction and comments. follow our live coverage on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. >> president obama's speech to the u.n. general assembly include comment on the video that sparked protests in the muslim world, iran's nuclear program, and violence in syria. this is half an hour. >> i have the honor to welcome to the united nations his excellency, barack obama, president of the united states of america. >> mr. president, mr. secretary general, fellow delegates, ladies and gentleman, i would like to begin today by telling you about an american named chris stevens. chris was born in a town called grass valley, california, the son of a lawyer and a musician. as a young man, chris joined the peace corps, and taught english in morocco. and he
in a few moments, president obama's speech to the un general assembly. in half an hour, mitt romney is that the clinton global initiative. after that, a discussion of relations between the u.s. and pakistan. >> watched and engage with c- span, including our live debate preview starting at 7:00. post-debate, your reaction and comments. follow our live coverage on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. >> president obama's speech to the u.n. general assembly include comment on the...
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that is what president obama did when condemning the anti-islam it issues. six days after 9/11, 11 years ago this week, president bush visited the islamic center in washington, d.c., to make it clear that our fight was with al qaeda and not american muslims. the face of terror is not the true face of islam. that is not what it is about. i have that political differences with president bush and have said that on many occasions, but i believe that his reaction help stop the anti- muslim backlash after 9/11 because he spoke out so quickly. i am sorry to see that the leaders are failing to follow his example and the example of president obama. they have gone so far as to question the loyalty of american muslims serving in the obama administration. this is inconsistent with our heritage as a diverse nation of immigrants. most americans recognize that our diversity is our strength. our fellow citizens. when did we senate rushed into the bullets, he was not questioning first the religion of the victims. he knew they needed help, and he responded. in conclusion, i h
that is what president obama did when condemning the anti-islam it issues. six days after 9/11, 11 years ago this week, president bush visited the islamic center in washington, d.c., to make it clear that our fight was with al qaeda and not american muslims. the face of terror is not the true face of islam. that is not what it is about. i have that political differences with president bush and have said that on many occasions, but i believe that his reaction help stop the anti- muslim backlash...